Guest guest Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 DH had a craving for something sweet and we had no bananas for smoothies. I put 2 small pears, a handful of seedless green grapes, a handful of ice, half a cup of water and a squirt of vanilla in the blender ans whizzed away. It is GOOD! Gayla Always Enough RanchAcampo, Californiahttp://bouncinghoofs.com/alwaysenough.htmlBill Barnhill is our Rainbow Example!aeranch@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 I've been adding a few fresh figs to my green smoothies and they are divine! Peach/nectarine/1" vanilla bean/4 figs/romaine - oh, yum, yum, yum!!! It was breakfast and lunch today. Although I didn't get lunch until 2. I get up at 3:30 a.m. to do everything I need to do before I get to school. 11:30 a.m. rolled around and lunch is after 12. Wellll, at 11:31 the fire alarm went off and we marched out and waited and waited and waited and waited some more. Fire trucks, police, state patrol, city workers blocked off the streets (our school is 7 buildings and 6 square city blocks right in downtown), school supertindent, and finally the bomb sniffing dogs! We were out there until 1:55 (school is over at 2). And then only my building (the main) was allowed back in. And good golly miss molly there was only one hysterical mother demanding her children. Of course no one knew where her kids were in all the soccer playing, tennis ball kicking, and whatever the kids were doing. They were actually having fun once half of them got over the shock they were going to get lunch, oh gasp! I know they had the dog in my room because my bag was askew from where it usually lives. Wonder if he enjoyed a snoot full of green smoothie leftovers! Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Wow Shari...this sounds similar to our Friday afternoon!! This past Friday we got a call from the local law enforcement around 10:30 a.m....to put our school on total lock down. At this point we knew nothing at all. Our school resource officer went out to the front gate to close them and monitor all comings and goings of people onto school property. About an hour later we finally found out that there had been three fellas who had held a store up at gunpoint...two of which had been caught but one was still on the loose and they thought he was in the area of our school...which includes our Middle School...and two different high schools. They also had another elementary/middle school and another elementary school locked down as well. They had like a 10 mile radius totally blocked off. Well we don't get out of school until 4 so we didn't worry too much about dismissal...until 2 p.m. rolled around and parents started calling and realizing that if we are on lock down that means 4 p.m. can roll around and no one would be released!! There were no buses running and the only way we could release a student from the school was if the parents came in, showed identification and took their child from the school. Needless to say we had 100's of parents in the school looking to get their kids out. We had the entire office staff, as well as teachers that had planning periods...or small classes that could be combined with another...in the office helping with checking ID's...looking up students and calling them down. We also had to have security in the building to prevent parents from simply walking up to their childs classroom and taking them out (which did manage to happen before we got our security spread out...ugh). Well, just before 6 p.m. we finally received notification that we would be releasing certain buses to go home and shortly after that they apprehended the fella and we were able to release the entire school. What an exhausting day that turned out to be!! I am at school by 6:30 a.m. and run the track, shower and am in the office by 8 a.m. each morning...I left there at 6:45 p.m. Now, I am used to being there at that time and often times not leaving until 10 p.m. due to meetings and such...but this was truly the MOST exhausted I can ever remember leaving school!! I then had to go to youth group at our church as I am one of the youth leaders and had to get through a very rowdy bunch that night...whew...what a day it was!! Never a dull moment right??? lol Caroline >I get up at 3:30 a.m. to do everything I need to do before I get to >school. 11:30 a.m. rolled around and lunch is after 12. Wellll, at >11:31 the fire alarm went off and we marched out and waited and >waited and waited and waited some more. Fire trucks, police, state >patrol, city workers blocked off the streets (our school is 7 >buildings and 6 square city blocks right in downtown), school >supertindent, and finally the bomb sniffing dogs! We were out there >until 1:55 (school is over at 2). And then only my building (the >main) was allowed back in. And good golly miss molly there was only >one hysterical mother demanding her children. Of course no one knew >where her kids were in all the soccer playing, tennis ball >kicking, and whatever the kids were doing. They were actually >having fun once half of them got over the shock they were going to >get lunch, oh gasp! > >I know they had the dog in my room because my bag was askew from >where it usually lives. Wonder if he enjoyed a snoot full of green >smoothie leftovers! > >Shari -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.3/444 - Release Date: 9/11/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Oh my! That was last week, gunman robbed a bank downtown and we had a lockdown. Curtains drawn, no one near a window, all doors locked, no bathroom trips, no one in the halls, etc... This one cracked me up because if a bomb would have gone off we all would have been crushed by the falling building as they didn't move us away from any building! Sheesh. So, are you a teacher Caroline? I'm a Paraprofessional (nice name for a teacher's aide). I used to love it when I was in the Home Ec department, but my teacher retired and they didn't hire a new foods teacher. No cooking classes at our school! Now I'm not sure how much longer I'm going to have a job, but I'm sure I'll at least have a half time position if nothing else. Oh well. Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Shari, No I am not a teacher. I used to be an Ed Para in ESE but gave it up to work in the front office. Right now I am anxiously awaiting our Bookkeeper to get her new position so I can scoot into HER position...which is higher pay and year round. I only decided to work for the school system because I had to start thinking about retirement...cause I have nothing for when I will retire...so I thought government or school...cause those are the only places I can pretty much guarantee will still be around when I do retire!! lol We are actually a new school...this is our third year so we have nothing but regular ed classes, band, computers, health and PE. We have no other extra classes to offer due to so many of the regulations involving the kids who require intensive reading and math...as well the no child left behind thing. That is too bad about your teacher...I hope that if you really need the job that you will be able to stay on. Are there other schools in the area that you could work? Here I could work at any of the 1000's (only a slight exaggeration! lol) of schools...and still keep my benefits and retirement. I feel pretty secure...but I'm in a great school and really enjoy where I am so that is helpful! Caroline >So, are you a teacher Caroline? I'm a Paraprofessional (nice name >for a teacher's aide). I used to love it when I was in the Home Ec >department, but my teacher retired and they didn't hire a new foods >teacher. No cooking classes at our school! Now I'm not sure how >much longer I'm going to have a job, but I'm sure I'll at least have >a half time position if nothing else. Oh well. > >Shari -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.3/444 - Release Date: 9/11/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Caroline, that is my goal to move to the office, but I'm having trouble getting my foot in the door and I think it's my age, 56. I have applied for many jobs in the offices of different schools, even different school districts with no call backs. Very frustrating as office work is all I've done almost my entire life. Let's see flight attendant, mother, office work..........that's my resume pretty much! I'll keep putting in those letters of interest, but the jobs are few and far between in the office. I'm like you and most others, oops, retirement? What's that? I forgot to plan for that and now I need the job for just the reasons you mention. I could para ed in any school, but 99.9% of the jobs are with special ed and I do not have that sort of personality. There was only 1 of me in the district with the job I had. And it's called a 1.0 meaning I am full time, with full benefits. Now I'd be happy with 1/2 time just to know I have a job and can be considered "in district" for job openings. Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Shari, I got REALLY lucky with my job opportunity at our school. My son was in this school...and I was always there anyway...whether it was for the PTSA or just doing stuff to help out and I was joking around about needing my own computer so I could do some stuff for them. He turned and looked at me and said that the only way he could do that is if I worked there...so I told him to give me a job!! lol He said which one do you want? At the time he knew he was going to be hiring a new front office person...but he also knew that they are in such high demand he would almost be required to hire from within...so he hired me as an ed para so that I could be already employed for when his other position came up. I really was lucky in that he knew already that I was more than capable of doing the job and he knew I was the right person to fit into what they needed. Now I just have to patiently await the next position which I HOPE will be all year. Our data processor just told me today that she has been offered a position with the government and might leave...and our bookkeeper has been offered a position in the district office...and THAT is the position I really want!! Higher pay...more what I have done all of my working career...but if one doesn't get the job...I'll take whatever is available as they are both year round positions and I cannot afford to have another summer like the last one!! Being a single parent is not helpful when you don't get a paycheck all summer long. Just keep trying Shari...and keep praying...the right thing will definitely come around!! Keep up the positive thoughts...they go really far!! Caroline -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.3/444 - Release Date: 9/11/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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